Commemorative issue
Heraldic Emblems - Royal British Arms (4th portrait; Royal Arms)
UK Great Britain 1 Pound
FEATURING
front: Royal arms (1st Edition, 1st Type)
Adopted in 1837
Crest: A golden lion, royally crowned and standing on a royal crown; gold and ermine mantling
Escutcheon: Quarterly: 1 and 4 England, 2 Scotland, 3 Ireland; quarters for England and Scotland are exchanged in Scotland.
Supporters: A golden lion and a silver unicorn
Compartment: Tudor rose, Shamrock, and Thistle
Lettering:
HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE
DIEU ET MON DROIT
ONE POUND
Translation:
Shame on him who thinks evil of it
God and my right
Engraver: Eric Sewell
back: Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara
Lettering:
ELIZABETH·II·D·G REG·F·D·2003
IRB
Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith
Engraver: Ian Rank-Broadley
• quantity 1
• polished Nickel-brass coin
• diameter: 22.5 mm
• weight: 9.5 g
• edge lettering: Milled and inscribed with Latin translating as "an ornament and a safeguard"
Lettering:DECUS ET TUTAMEN
• comes with a 24" brass ball chain
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